Birds of Great Finborough
What has actually been seen around Great Finborough: 141 species, the most recorded garden birds, the busiest months, and what to put out for them.
- Species on record
- 141 within 5 km
- Observation records
- 3,862 since 2010
- Most recorded bird
- Lesser Black-backed Gull
- Busiest month
- May
- Elevation
- 66 m
- Daylight, June / December
- 16.8 h / 7.7 h
What the records say about Great Finborough
141 bird species have been recorded within 5 km of the centre of Great Finborough (Suffolk) since 2010, across 3,862 public observation records shared through GBIF. The most recorded are Lesser Black-backed Gull, Swift and Woodpigeon.
Great Finborough is a garden-bird place: 61% of the records here are small songbirds, doves, woodpeckers and the other birds that come to feeders and garden trees. Woodpigeon, Blue Tit, Robin and Blackbird make up the core of what you can expect at a feeder.
16 birds of prey are on record nearby, including Common Buzzard, Red Kite and Common Kestrel. A hawk that hunts feeder birds is among them, so set feeders 2–3 metres from shrubs: close enough for cover, far enough that a cat can't ambush from it.
Records peak in May and are lowest in March — about 5.1 times as many in the busiest month. Part of that is birds (migrants and winter visitors), part is people: more birders are out in good weather, so treat the curve as activity, not a census.
Stowmarket, 4 km to the east, has more species on record (146 against 141).
Daylight runs from 16 h 46 min at midsummer to 7 h 43 min at midwinter here. Sunrise is about 6:01 in mid-April and 4:34 in late June; the dawn chorus starts 30–60 minutes earlier.
Most recorded birds near Great Finborough
| # | Bird | Records |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus | 328 |
| 2 | SwiftApus apus | 271 |
| 3 | WoodpigeonColumba palumbus | 144 |
| 4 | Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus | 107 |
| 5 | RobinErithacus rubecula | 104 |
| 6 | BlackbirdTurdus merula | 102 |
| 7 | Common PheasantPhasianus colchicus | 95 |
| 8 | Great TitParus major | 92 |
| 9 | RookCorvus frugilegus | 91 |
| 10 | GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis | 90 |
| 11 | Common BuzzardButeo buteo | 83 |
| 12 | Carrion CrowCorvus corone | 78 |
| 13 | House SparrowPasser domesticus | 73 |
| 14 | JackdawColoeus monedula | 72 |
| 15 | Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto | 69 |
| 16 | Pied WagtailMotacilla alba | 67 |
| 17 | MagpiePica pica | 65 |
| 18 | ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita | 62 |
| 19 | WrenTroglodytes troglodytes | 62 |
| 20 | Red KiteMilvus milvus | 59 |
Records by month
What to put out in Great Finborough
Foods for the most recorded garden birds here, from our species notes.
Seasonal bird notes for Suffolk
What's arriving, what to feed and when to clean feeders, written for UK gardens. One email a month at most.
Nearby places
Frequently asked
What birds visit gardens in Great Finborough?
The most recorded garden birds within 5 km of Great Finborough are Woodpigeon, Blue Tit, Robin, Blackbird and Great Tit, based on 3,862 public records since 2010.
How many bird species have been seen near Great Finborough?
141 species have at least one record within 5 km of the town centre since 2010 (GBIF).
When is the best month for birds in Great Finborough?
Observation records peak in May and are lowest in March. Sunrise in late June is around 4:34.
Sources
- GBIF occurrence search (birds, class Aves, 2010 onward)
- GeoNames gazetteer (place, population, elevation)
Timing reflects typical patterns for the region as a whole; local dates vary with elevation and year. Check the linked eBird bar charts for your county.